Merkel has come to Belarus to get information about authorities’ plans

The visit of a representative of the US Department of State is a response to the release of political prisoners Alyaksandr Kazulin, Andrei Kim and Syarhei Parsyukevich. David Merkel has arrived in Belarus to find out whether the official Minsk is going to fulfill the other democratic demands. He informed about it during a meeting with representatives of the opposition. The deputy head of BNF Vintsuk Vyachorka told ERB that Merkel had noted that the way the USA assessed the situation in Belarus was the same as the position of the United Democratic Forces.

“Mr. Merkel noted that the US point of view on the situation in Belarus including the elections was similar to ours. He also stressed that the participation of the democratic forces in the election campaign did not guarantee the legitimacy of the future House of Representatives”.

David Merkel went to the head of the Central Election Commission Lidziya Yarmoshyna and to the President’s Administration after the meeting with opposition members.